The Birth Rite

Year of creation

1999

Commissioned by

Eesti Kontsert and Tõnu Kaljuste for the Millenium

Text author

Folklore

Jaan Kaplinski

Paul-Eerik Rummo

Voices/instruments

narrator, voices, mezzo soprano, tenor, mixed choir, children's choir, male choir, symphony orchestra: 2222, 4231, percussion, piano, six-stringed Estonian zither, strings

Esiettekanne: Estonia kontserdisaal 30.12.1999
Conductor

Tõnu Kaljuste

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